Pessimistic me doesn't think much will become of this, but it's a good effort. A bill is being introduced that would force fedgov to either use buildings at 60% of capacity or better, or stop renting/sell them.
Back when I was working, while most buildings I was in or visited were pretty full, I would still once in a while go to some meeting in another city and walk into a practically deserted fed building, usually at the regional or higher level (which meant a larger building) which continued to house a handful of people rather than moving them somewhere else.
I can only imagine what some of the larger gov offices look like post covid with the high rate of teleworking going on, and from people I've talked to at least, expecting that teleworking is now their right and the status quo. I recall videos that some guy put on youtube not too long ago showing completely deserted campuses just outside the Beltway, and it appears this bill is focused on that because within some radius of DC is where this is the worst.
Anyway, I guess we'll see what comes of it, but I'd be interested to find out how much fedgov money is invested in abandoned buildings and maintaining and/or paying leases on abandoned or near empty buildings.
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/03/13/federal-agencies-will-be-forced-to-sell-off-buildings-under-republican-claw-backs-n2393913
